Drapery display device



Patented Oct. 8, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 5 Claims.

This invention relates in general to display devices, and moreparticularly. has reference to a support for showing drapery materialarranged in simulation of a drape.

Previous to this time, no satisfactory method has been provided forexhibiting drapery cloth arranged in simulation of a drape, unlessactually made up in a drapery sample. This has entailed the cutting anduse of fine goods and required expert workmanship to produce a drapewhich will probably have no other utility than a sample.

While the advantage, and often the necessity,

of displaying drapery goods in the form of samples to a prospectivecustomer is well-known, the cost of the material and workmanship makethe use of such samples a serious economic disadvantage.

Where samples are not used and cloth is merely held up and arranged byhand in imitation of a drape, it will be appreciated that only anunsatisfactory conception of the appearance of the finished drape can begained, and, hence, for increasing sales, it is desirable to make upsamples for a satisfactory showing ofthe cloth, notwithstanding theexpense.

An object of this invention is to provide a support for displaying clothin simulation of a drape.

Another object of this invention is to provide a support for making up asample drape out of a bolt of cloth without cutting the material.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a support fordisplaying a portion of cloth from a bolt of goods in simulation of afinished drape.

A further object of this invention is to provide a support forattachment adjacent a window or other background for displaying uncutcloth arranged to imitate a drapery in its natural setting.

A still further object of this inventionyis to provide a support fordisplaying uncut cloth in simulation of a finished drapery in itsnatural setting, on which a curtain may also be hung.

With these and'other objects in View, it may be incident to myimprovements, the invention consists in the parts and combinations to behereinafter set forth and claimed, with the understanding that theseveral necessary elements comprising my invention may be varied inconstruction, proportion and arrangement, without departing from thespirit and scope of the appended claims.

In order to make my invention more clearly understood, I have shown inthe accompanying drawing means for carrying the same in practical effectwithout limiting the improvements Figure 2 is an end view of thesupport, show- 10'.

ing the backing plate and drapery holding strips in section, and showinga supplemental backing plate and curtain holding strips in phantom.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a holding strip from the rear. 15Figure 4 is a perspective View of the backing plate from the rear.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view,

partly in section, showing a modified form of support for the backingplate.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a modified form .of backing plate andholding strips.

Figure 7 is an end sectional view showing a piece of drapery materialsupported on the modi- 25 fied form of display device shown in Figure 6.

Referring more particularly by numerals to the drawing in which the sameand similar elements are designated by like symbols of referencethroughout, and more especially to Figure 1, it will be seen that myinvention comprises a novel backing plate I.

The plate is formed of any suitable material, such as sheet metal, andcorresponds to a drapery rod, being dimensioned to accommodate a pieceof material arranged to simulate a finished drapery. The backing platel, as is better shown in Figure 2, is formed with two spaced parallelgrooves, 3 and 4, V-shaped in cross-section, forming ridges in the faceof the plate, and further provided with a pair of tongues, 5 and 6, oneach end, in alignment with the ridges. Each of the tongues has a slot,1, terminating in the end thereof.

A pair of holding strips, 8 and 9, V-shaped in 45 cross-section, as isshown in Figures 1 and 2, are adapted to be fitted over the V-shapedridges on the face of the plate I, formed-by the grooves, 3 and 4, andto extend over the tongues, 5 and 6, formed on each end of the plate.The ends of 50 the strips, 8 and 9, are chamfered as indicated at ill inFigure 3, and bolts, II and 12, carrying wing nuts, I3 and M, arepivotally mounted adjacent the ends of each strip,on pins, 15 and I6.The pins extend through the sides of the strips 55 and terminate flushwith the outer surfaces thereof.

The frayed end or a piece 01' the cloth, 2, from a bolt of goods isadapted to be turned over to simulate the heading of a finished drapery,as indicated at I! in Figure 1, and laid on the plate I, and thematerial gathered, as indicated at I8. The cloth thus arranged tosimulate the top of a drape is fixed on the plate by the strips, 8 and9, and secured by swinging the bolts, II and I2, in the slots, 1, in thetongues on the plate I, and turning the wing nuts, I3 and I4. TheV-shaped ridges in the plate registering with the hollow V- shaped backportions of the strips insure a secure fastening of the cloth on thebacking plate by turning of the wing nuts, without damage to the cloth,however. It will be apparent that with the cloth thus firmly held on theplate by the strips, that only the strips over the cloth will bevisible, as shown in Figure 1. The strips may be made of any lightmaterial, such as aluminum.

The backing plate, I, is adapted to be fixed on any suitable support fordisplaying material held thereon in simulation of a dra'pe, for example,on a tubular upright, I9, of the character shown in Figure 1. Theupright comprises a pair of spaced upwardly extending U-shaped tongues,20 and 2I, on the top, as shown in Figure 2, A clamp, 22, including aturn screw, 23, is fixed on the lower end of the upright by U-shapedbolts, 24, for attaching the member to a shelf or other suitable,

support, 25. It will be expressly understood that the invention is in noWise limited to this particular type of support, as obviously, any othersuitable support may be employed, as for example, a modified form' ofattachment for the backing plate, I, which will later be described.

A bracket, 26, is fixed on the rear of the backing plate adjacent oneend, as is shown in Figure 4, and a similar bracket, 21, .also fixed onthe rear of the plate adjacent the other end. The brackets, 26, and 21,are intended to receive the tongue, 2 I, on the upright, I 9, forsupporting the backing plate. While it is intended that the backingplate only be supported at one end, a pair of brackets are provided sothat the plate may be supported at either end, which is desirable whendifferent pairs of draperies are being displayed. And the backing platesare thus interchangeable for the display of draperies in pairs.

The purpose and desirability of my invention will be clearly understoodfrom the foregoing description, wherein it is apparent that with the useof the backing plate and holding strips a portion of uncut cloth from abolt of drapery goods may be readily displayed without cutting or damageto the material. As has already been described, the end of cloth isadapted to be turned over and secured between the plate and holdingstrips, as shown in Figure l, and gathered to simulate a finished drape.

The backing plate holding the cloth in this manner is supported at asuitable height on the upright, I9, by clamping to a shelf or otherobject, to display the goods arranged to represent a finished drape. Thegoods may hang down to the floor and turned over at the bottom, and thebolt hidden in the rear, so that the appearance of the cloth is that ofa finished drape. The backing plate may be thus supported adjacent areal or imitation window so as to afiord an inspection of the materialheld thereon, arranged in the form of a finished drape, in its naturalsetting.

A hook, 28, is provided on the upright for tying back the drape with atie, 29, in the conventional manner. A backing plate, I, similar in allrespects to the plate, I, and having holding strips, 3 and 9, thereonmay be mounted on the tongue, 29, in the same manner as the plate, I, onthe tongue, 2 I, for displaying curtain material in conjunction with thedrape material. 5

A series of apertures, 30, may be provided adjacent the top edge of theplate, I, for receiving hooks, 35, attached to rings, 32, as shown inFigure 5, the rings being adapted to be fitted over a conventional draperod, 33, secured in any suitable manner. In this modified form ofsupport the upright, I 9, may be omitted, and the backing plate with thedrape material fixed thereon, supported only on the rings.

In Figure 6, there is shown a modified form of backing plate, 34, havingspaced parallel grooves, 35 and 36, as shown in Figure '7, semi-circularin cross-section, in place of the V-shaped grooves in the plate alreadydescribed. A piece of drapery cloth is adapted to be held on this formof plate, as is shown also in Figure 7, by a rod bent to form twostrips, 31 and 38. The bent portion of the rod is adapted to be fixedunder a hook, 39, integrally formed on one end of the plate. The ends ofthe rod are adaptedto extend through eyelets'provided by cut-outbent-over strips, 40 and 4|,

. integrally formed on the other end of the plate.

It will be seen that a piece of drapery cloth may thus be held againstthe backing plate by the bent rod in the same manner as by the screwfastened holding strips, 8 and 9, previously described, and

a two-piece, construction provided.

There is accomplished by this invention a support for displaying uncutcloth from a bolt 01' drapery material, arranged to simulate a finisheddrape in its natural setting and without damage or cutting of thematerial, which may be displayed in conjunction with curtain material,also arranged as a finished curtain.

While I have shown and described the pre- 40 ferred embodiment of myinvention, I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself tothe precise details of construction herein set forth, by way ofillustration, as it is apparent that many changes and variations may bemade therein, by those skilled in the art, without departing from thespirit of the invention or exceeding the scope of the appendent claims.

I claim:

1. A display device comprising a support having a backing platecorresponding to a drapery rod for having a turned over end of a pieceof cloth from a bolt placed thereagainst; a holding strip for fixing thecloth against the backing plate, gathered and headed in simulation of afinished drapery and a channel in'the backing plate under the holdingstrip with which said strip cooperates to insure a secure fixing of thecloth 'therebetwe'en.

2. A display device comprising a support having a backing platecorresponding to a drapery rod for having a turned over end of a pieceof cloth from a bolt placed thereagainst, a pair of holding stripshaving V-shaped recess in the rear for fixing the cloth against thebacking plate in simulation of a. finished drapery; .V-shaped ridgesformed on the backing plate under the holding strips to insure a securefixing of the cloth therebetween and means to detachably secure theholding strips on the backing plate.

3. A display device comprising a backing plate corresponding to adrapery rod, holding strips for securing a turned over end of a piece ofcloth from a bolt thereagainst, in simulation of a finished drape;brackets on the rear of the, backing plate; an upright'having U-shapedtongues, one for either bracket in the backing plate, and the other forengaging in a bracket on a similar backing plate for displaying curtainmaterial.

4. A display device comprising a backing plate corresponding to adrapery rod, holding strips for securing a turned over end of a piece ofcloth from a bolt thereagainst in simulation of a finished drape andmeans to hang the backing plate 10 on a conventional drapery rod.

5. A display device comprising a support having a backing platecorresponding to a drapery rod for securing a turned over end of a pieceof cloth from a bolt fixed thereagainst; spaced parallel grooves in theface of the backing plate and a U-shaped rod secured at its open andclosed ends to the backing plate for holding the cloth against thebacking plate and in the grooves.

